Loxton, Gloucestershire Weather
About Loxton, Gloucestershire
Loxton reveals itself through the quiet persistence of limestone and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the Somerset levels. It lies 3.6 miles west-north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 282°T, OS grid ST 374 558), and is situated west-north-west of Compton Bishop village. The Lox Yeo River traces a gentle, silvered seam through the lower meadows, drawing moisture from the earth to feed the deep greens of the surrounding pasture. To the east, the rugged spine of Crook Peak rises abruptly, catching the day’s first light and casting long, indigo shadows across the lanes below. A visitor might find the ancient Churchyard Cross in St Andrew’s Churchyard, its weathered stone standing as a silent, lichen-dusted witness to the passing centuries. The terrain here holds a particular weight, defined by the proximity of the Shiplate Slait Sssi, where the ground rises in a limestone ridge that keeps the restless wind at bay. Loxton remains grounded in this heavy, fertile soil, a place where the horizon is defined by the hard geometry of the Mendip Hills and the persistent hum of rural life.
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About This Loxton, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loxton, Gloucestershire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Loxton includes coordinates 51.297941, -2.897977, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Loxton is available on the Loxton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Gloucestershire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.